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GEORGE LEON BANKS AND erro BEiaNAnn Kinirrafrmox, or Les ANGELES, eALrronNIA.

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To ali whom 'it may concern.'

Be itknown that we, GEORGE L. BANKS and OT'ro B. Knuiiwrnion," citizens of the United States, and residents ofLos Angeles, inthe county of LosAngeles and State'of California, have invented a new and Imi proved Envelop, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Our invention relates to envelops for Second-class mailing matter and is particularly adaptable for use by business firms havlng branches in different cities, such for example as railroad companies, insurance con'ipanies, etc.; our invention making it possible to lise the envelop over and over again.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and inexpensive envelop which has a pocket for a removable address card.

Another object et the inventionl is to provide an envelop which hasa cut-out in the front thereof for exposing;` a portion of the card when the same is in the pocket.

A still further object of the invention is to provide. an envelop of the class described in which the address card, is prevented from dropping out duringtransit by the closing iap o f the envelop.

lith the above and other objects in view,l the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combina- .tion and arrangement of parts asherein fully described, illustrated and claimed.

ln the accom'ianying drawings, forming;V part of the a1 plication. similar clm'racters of referemre indicate correspoinling parts in all the views.v

|Fipuire 1 is a vperspective. elevation ot an envelop embodying pur invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the envelop 'from the inner face, a portion of the envelop beingI broken away to show the details of construction, and the address card being partly drawn out;

Fig. 3 is a cross section on line 3-3, Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4 4, Fig'. l;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a mailing ra rd; and

F ig'. G is a cross section through ,a modified structure of the envelop.

Our envelop is characterized by the provision of a vpot-liet. inside of the envelop for inforcing the front of the envelop, :which Application fue@ august 2s, 1917. p

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented like?. 18, 1919.,

Serial No. 188,616.

front is provided with a slot or cut-out for exposing the address card.

Referring to the drawings, 7 is an envelop of standard construction having a closing flap 8. The front section of the envelop has a cut-out or slot 9 through which the address is exposed. A `pocket 10 is secured to the inner'face of the front section of the envelop by gluing one side of the pocket to the inner face of the envelop. The side of the pocket secured to the front section of the envelop has a cut-out 11 which registers with the eutout 9. Preferably the borders 1'2 of the cuto'ut 11 are folded back on to the outer surface of the front section and glued thereto so as to reinforce the addnss opening of the envelop. rThe pocket 10 may be closed at the lower end, as shown in Fig. 3, or left open it so desired. The upper edge of the nonsecured side of the pocket preferably conforms to the edge'of the rear section of the envelop, the secured side following' the fold of the closiner flap; in consequence the entrance into die pocket is facilitated due to the spacing between the two edges, as will be seen from Fig. 2. A The address card 13 extends through the entire depth of the. pocket. The upper and lower edges of same form very shallow Vs, thereby initially only the corners engage thepocket. rlilhese corners are also rounded" so as-ito prevent the sticking of the card in' the pocket. The card is prevented from falling out. of the envelop by the closing fla-p 8, as the card extends up to the 'fold of said closing flap. The cut-outs 9 and 11 are `placed ncarythe bottom edge of the-envelop tilvit is worn out and unsuitable for mailing 4glued to the inner surface of the front section oi the envelop at the edgesof the Seetion 1l which run from the folding iapto the lower edge of the envelop. ln such a. construction the eut-out or slot 9 is reinforced at the edges by portions 16 of the front section of the envelop which are folded back onto the front surface of the slot in a manner similar to that described in re gard to Figs. l. to 5 inclusive.

lVe claim:

l. In combination with an envelop having a closing flap and a cut-outyin the't'ront section, a pocket secured v'Within the en velop having also a cut-out in register with the cut-out in the front section, and a card removable from Said pocket and adapted to present an edge to the closing flap of the envelop at the fold of said closing flap.

2. An envelop having a closing flap and a cut-out in the front section near the bot- 'tom edge of the envelop, a. pocket secured with rone side'thereof to the' inner side of the front section of the envelop, said pocket extending from the bottom edge to the closing flap of the envelop and having a eut-out in register with the cut-out in the front section of the envelop, said pocket being open at the closing 'lap, the nonsecured side of the pocket having fthe upper edge thereof cut to conform with the upperedge of the rear section of the envelop so as to facilitate the entrance into the pocket, and an address card adapted to enter thev pocket and be retained therein by the closing flap of the envelop.

3. An envelop having a closing lap and a eut-out in the front section near the bottom edge of the envelop, a. pocket in said retained in the pocket by the closing flap of v the envelop.

4. An envelop lhaving a closing vflap and a pocket to one side of the envelop extending from the bottom edge to the closing flap of the envelop and accessible from the inside of the envelop at the edge where the closing flap is formed, `said envelop having a cut-out in the front thereotl which leads into the pocket, and an address card having -shallow V-shaped top and bottom edges and rounded corners for facilitating the entrance of the card into the pocket and prevent the stieking of lsame in the pocket, said card being adapted to extend through the entire depth of the pocket, said closing Hap of theenvelop retaining ySaid card in the pocket.

GEORGE LEON BANKS. OTTO BERNARD KIRK'PA'IRILKl 

